My Life as a Comedian
Genres
Overview
Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. When Juha as an adult performs the show – My Life As A Comedian- to sold out theatres and tells the horrid and funny stories from his childhood to the audience he gets an unexpected visit from an old friend from school which makes him return to Sävbyholm and deal with his past.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
2019-10-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5
Johan Rheborg
Juha
Fredrik Hallgren
Bengt
Jakob Eklund
Stefan
Anna Bjelkerud
Jenny's mom
Arvin Kananian
Mover
Ulla Skoog
Physical Education teacher
Leif Edlund
Neighbor
Maria Sid
Ritva
Cilla Thorell
Marianne
Iman Mirbioki
Opening night visitor
Ulf Rönnerstrand
Handicrafts teacher
Gizem Erdogan
Stage technician
Loke Hellberg
Young Juha
Klara Zimmergren
Teacher
Claudio Salgado
Light technician
Pär Brundin
Håkan
Adriana Billow
Li
Alexander Johansson
Young Stefan
Elisabet Xie
Jenny
Olle Frelin
Lennart
Jan Hermfelt
Jenny's dad
Kerstin Gandler
Thomas mom
Teo Dellback
Thomas
Annie Jägerholm
Pia
Josephine Fridell
Marianne
Hannes Jernberg
Simon
Villiam Hellman
Erik
Rebecca Winsnes
Eva-Lena
Allan Antilla
Sound technician
Lennart Eriksson
Stickan
Kristina Issa
Mom in playground
Ylva Olaison
Stefan's mom
Nathan Clark
Roy
Tuva Brandberg
Charlotte
Ayda Erekin
Kid in playground
Jonathan Wiking
Audience member (uncredited)
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